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[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 days ago

Yes! Oh my, I'm silly; that was precisely my point and I managed to mess it up 🙃

Thank you for the correction!

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

As others have also mentioned, Minoxidil can be effective at slowing or stopping balding, with daily application, though it isn't immediate (may take a couple of weeks to start showing results). It can vary a lot from person to person, so give it a shot for a couple of months before deciding whether to commit or not.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 6 points 2 days ago

While the issue of the inter-server protocol being overly chatty is very much real, putting the burden on the users isn't a good solution.

The focus should instead be on improving the protocol itself and its implementation with better algorithms, batching, etc. I'm not super knowledgeable about the inner workings, but I feel like there's still some relatively "low hanging fruits" in the protocol design (are activities properly batched? are they sent as linear broadcasts to all federated instances? could we use some alternative broadcast distribution, like binomial? etc) and implementation (is the data model leading to some expensive operations? are the SQL queries well written? could we speed them up some other way?).

I say this as someone who's been running an instance for many years now, and can tell you for sure it has been a rather bumpy ride, as a small server. Running a good and fast server with lots connections is not cheap; not as much as it should, at least imo.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 days ago

Ah, that's a nice one!

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 2 points 2 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key

It's a key that makes the next 2 or more keystrokes be dead key inserts that combineinto some character otherwise impossible to type.

In my case, my keyboard had a ≣ Menu key which I never used, so I remapped it to Compose.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 0 points 2 days ago

You're correct, but that's like saying along the lines of manufacturing a car is just bolting and soldering a bunch of stuff. It's technically true to some degree, but it's very disingenuous to make such a statement without being ironic. If you're making these claims, you're either incompetent or acting in bad faith.

I think there is a lot wrong with LLMs and how the public at large uses them, and even more so with how companies are developing and promoting them. But to spread misinformation and polute an already overcrowded space with junk is irresponsible at best.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I've been getting into the habit of also using em/en dashes on the computer through the Compose key. Very convenient for typing arrows, inequality and other math signs, etc. I don't use it for ellipsis because they're not visually clearer nor shorter to type.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt -3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That is not really true. Yes, there are jump instructions being executed when you run interference on a model, but they are in no way related to the model itself. There's no translation of weights to jumps in transformers and the underlying attention mechanisms.

I suggest reading https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_(deep_learning_architecture)

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 1 points 2 days ago

Good point regarding ecommerce shops, was not aware they were sold there!

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

This. And to add to what other commenters have said, by using Bitwarden and paying for their Premium plan (very cheap, just $10/year), even if you don't use all their features, you're supporting a good project. It's critical infrastructure, I think the price is more than fair.
Either way, you should always make periodic backups from any cloud service you use, encrypted of course.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This would be really neat, however it's not trivial to sell those everywhere. If you're lucky to live in a country or even city where they can get those to, you're golden. If you don't, you're screwed.

Unfortunately, as much as I love the idea and tech behind Monero, actually accepting it is not practical at all, as the coin is used a lot for criminal stuff and is thus very strictly followed by many agencies. We don't know if they can break it, but even they don't, businesses can get a rough treatment just for accepting Monero. It's perfectly understandable if they'd rather not do it.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Subscrevo. Estes projetos são importantes para mostrar o descontentamento com a evolução da Mozilla, e sem dúvida que um pacote completo que trata de tudo é mais cómodo que andar com scripts, especialmente para pessoas com menor domínio da tecnologia.

Agora, não acho bem as pessoas que incentivam a que se "abandone" o Firefox em prol do LibreWolf ou outras variantes de natureza semelhante. Não é sustentável. Os responsáveis do LibreWolf não desenvolvem nada em comparação com os esforços da Mozilla e contribuidores do Firefox. Se o Firefox desaparecer, o LibreWolf irá atrás.

Projetos como o Servo ou Ladybird são efetivamente mais interessantes nesse sentido, e espero que consigam ter sucesso no futuro. Mas, para mim, o ideal era que se conseguisse de alguma forma reavivar o desenvolvimento do Firefox, desligando-o da Mozilla (de forma sustentável, claro) ou "corrigindo" a Mozilla em si (não sei bem como).

Enfim, para ser realista, a supremacia do Chrome não vai a lado nenhum enquanto a Google tiver o tamanho e presença que tem, não nos iludamos. Chegaram a onde chegaram de uma forma muito clara: usaram a sua posição de líder em pesquisa, e-mail, vídeos, SO móvel, etc, para descolarem. O mesmo acontece com o Safari e Edge, apesar de em escalas completamente diferentes.

Apesar disso, acho importante continuar a lutar por mais e melhores alternativas. Ser derrotista também não leva a lado nenhum.

 

Notícia já antiga, mas passou-me completamente ao lado. Alguém sabe mais alguma info? O desenvolvimento e modelo final vai ser aberto? Presumo que não, mas era bastante bom que fosse, uma vez que se trata de financiamento e recursos computacionais públicos...

Não sei se há malta da ANSOL por estas bandas, alguém de lá é capaz de saber mais alguma coisa.

 

Hello!

I got a BTWIN RockRider 540 some years ago and use it for some light trails, but nowadays mostly just roads. My region is very hilly and has multiple >10º hills, which are perfectly fine for cars, but not really for bikes 😅

Since I'd like to start doing more things in the city center (which is itself also on the hilly side), I was considering either getting an e-bike or converting mine. I'm more inclined towards the latter option, since I really don't need another bike (already have an extra all-terrain bike for trails and a vintage road bike), it would just be a waste of materials and, from what I understand, money. I'm really not sure where to start looking for appropriate conversion kits, so thought to ask here :)
My budget is flexible, but I'd like to keep it under 200€.

Any comments are appreciated!

 

Os benefícios da chegada da Digi serão maiores porque a Vodafone não eliminou a Nowo, mas, “no curto prazo”, a empresa não conseguirá uma quota que afecte “o poder de mercado” do Meo, Nos e Vodafone.

É um artigo exclusivo (isto é, só para assinantes), coisa que tentado evitar, mas pronto :P

 

O nanosatélite português, que foi lançado a 9 de julho, está em órbita e funcional e a equipa do Instituto Superior Técnico está atenta aos sinais, que ainda são fracos, mas que podem ser "ouvidos" quando passa sobre Oeiras, especialmente à noite.

 

Publicação cruzada em: https://lemmy.ca/post/25408843

 

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Calling all patriots! We will not allow this stolen election to be certified tomorrow! We must stop Bob Singer’s woke anti-Supe agenda! PREPARE FOR WAR! #WhereWeGoOneWeGoVought

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Hey kids. Did you know your neighbor, uncle, or even Mom and Dad might be trying to destroy America? Find out how to stop them on the Avenue V Christmas Special!. If you see something, say something!.

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Vernon Correctional Services provides compassionate rehabilitation to those in our care to prepare them for successful community reentry. At Vernon, it’s not about custody. It’s about family.

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A severe vulnerability in OpenSSH, dubbed "regreSSHion" (CVE-2024-6387), has been discovered by the Qualys Threat Research Unit, potentially exposing

 

A severe vulnerability in OpenSSH, dubbed "regreSSHion" (CVE-2024-6387), has been discovered by the Qualys Threat Research Unit, potentially exposing

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Mozilla Common Voice (commonvoice.mozilla.org)
 

O Mozilla Common Voice é uma iniciativa para ajudar a ensinar às máquinas como pessoas reais falam.

Voz é natural, voz é humana. É por isso que estamos empolgados com a criação de tecnologia de voz utilizável para as nossas máquinas. Mas para criar sistemas de voz, os programadores precisam de uma quantidade extremamente grande de dados de voz.

A maior parte dos dados usados por grandes empresas não está disponível para a maioria das pessoas. Nós achamos que isso sufoca a inovação. Então, lançamos o Common Voice, um projeto para ajudar a tornar o reconhecimento de voz aberto e acessível a todos.

Uma excelente iniciativa da Mozilla, pouco conhecida apesar de já ter uns bons anos.
O Português continua a ter poucas horas faladas e relativamente poucas frases, por isso partilho aqui.

Contribuam!

 

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Attention #superfans! This year at #V52 see A-Train live and in person, as he presents an exclusive sneak peek at his powerful, true-life story: TRAINING A-TRAIN! V52: Powered by fans, for fans!

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